Warbirds Tourney Results

Interactive Magic Online's massively multiplayer flight simulation, Warbirds, has garnered plenty of pilots and devotees; as per tradition for this type of game many squadrons or social groups have been formed since the game's inception, mainly for camaraderie, mutual support, friendship, and team effort more than anything else.

Of course there will be competition, after all, what is air combat other than seeing who is the better pilot? Among squadrons, rivalry is typically friendly but can get pretty fierce - a perfect environment for the 1998 Warbirds Squadron Tournament. A grand total of 32 squadrons signed up, with names ranging from the 901st Immortals to VMF-214, the Dweebs of Death, Hell's Aces, and JG 53.

The objective of each duel in the Tournament is to disable the opposing squadron's airfield or eliminate every member of the opposing squadron twice (each member has two lives). Each squadron must have a minimum of eight pilots and a maximum of 16.

Last Saturday the first round finished up, taking a week to fully complete, with the first 16 squadrons battling. Here are the brackets and results, with the winners proceeded by asterisks (*).

Duel 1: 901st Immortals* vs. JG 14Duel 2: JG 27 vs. 401st Rams*Duel 3: 44th SOS* vs. 4th FGDuel 4: VMF-214 vs. 99th*Duel 5: 417th RCAF vs. 900th*Duel 6: Red Raiders* vs. Pale RidersDuel 7: VF-101* vs. The DamnedDuel 8: Royal Knights vs. 1st ACG*Duel 9: Killers vs. JG 51*Duel 10: Spectre vs. Hell's Aces*Duel 11: NJG 10 vs. Rogue Griffins*Duel 12: 111th FG* vs. Swamp FoxesDuel 13: Flying Nightmares vs. Pale Horses*Duel 14: Screaming Meanies vs. JG 53*Duel 15: Dweebs of Death* vs. IcebreakersDuel 16: Black Sheep* vs. VF-84

Round two will be fought on March 7.

The Tournament utilizes the standard bracket system, so the winners of Duels 1 and 2, 3 and 4, and so forth will face each other this coming Saturday. The losers are automatically eliminated. First place winners in the final duel will receive a custom-made Tournament champions cap with US$50 of arena time, while second place will receive a $25 credit for the arena.